Systems and methods to provide search results based on time to obtain

• US 9,852,460 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2015
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Howard, Dane, Abraham, Jack Phillip, Vosseller, Shannon B., Lenahan, Michael George, Mitchell, Ben Lucas
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cam-Linh
• Application Number:
  US14/859,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20160012509A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 707754
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3331 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3337 Translation of the query language, e.g. Chinese to English
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing search results based on time obtain an item are discussed. In an example, a method can include receiving a search query, generating search results, calculating a time to obtain for each listing in the search results, and arranging the search results for display. The search query can include a current location of a mobile device. The search results can include a plurality of listings, with each listing including a location. The locations representing either a physical location proximate the current location or a delivery time to the current location. The search results can be arranged for display in various manners according to the calculated time to obtain for each result.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, via a mobile device, a search query, the search query including a current location of the mobile device and a first selection of a first mode of transportation, from among a set of modes of transportation;

identifying a set of search results based on the search query, the set of search results including a plurality of listings, each listing of the plurality of listings having an associated location;

calculating, based on the current location of the mobile device, a time to obtain for each listing of the plurality of listings, the time to obtain calculated based on a travel time from the current location to a location associated with each of the plurality of listings, the travel time based on the first mode of transportation;

causing display of a presentation of the set of search results at the mobile device, the set of search results in the presentation having a sort order, the sort order based on the time to obtain of each of the plurality of listings;

receiving a second selection of a second mode of transportation from among the set of modes of transportation;

recalculating the time to obtain based on the second mode of transportation; and

adjusting the presentation of the set of search results based on the recalculating the time to obtain of each search results among the set of search results.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time to obtain represents one of the following:

a time of travel between the current location and a location associated with each listing of the plurality of listings that is associated with a physical address;

or

a time of delivery to the current location associated with each listing of the plurality of listings that is associated with an online merchant.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the set of search results includes identifying a first plurality of listings associated with a local merchant and identifying a second plurality of listings associated with online merchants, and including both the first plurality of listings and the second plurality of listings in the plurality of listings.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the causing display of the presentation further comprises:

causing display of, a map view including a first indicator depicting the current location and a plurality of second indicators, each second indicator depicting a location associated with each listing of the plurality of listings that includes a physical location within the map view.

5. The method of claim 4, further including receiving;

via the mobile device, a user input indicating a maximum travel time; and

wherein the causing display of the map view includes filtering the plurality of second indicators based on the maximum travel time.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving the user input includes receiving a selected mode of transportation, wherein the selected mode of transportation is selected from one of a group of modes of transportation including:

private automobile;

public transportation;

bicycle;

or

walking.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the causing display of the presentation of the set of search results includes causing display of a time-to-obtain timeline, the time-to-obtain timeline including a first plurality of listing indicators arranged according to travel time from the current location and a second plurality of listing indicators arranged according to shipping time to the current location;

wherein the first plurality of listing indicators represent a first portion of the plurality of listings;

wherein each listing of the first portion of the plurality of listings is associated with a merchant having a physical location within a predefined distance of the current location; and

wherein the second plurality of listing indicators represent a second portion of the plurality of listings, wherein each listing of the second portion of the plurality of listings is associated with an online merchant.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the causing display of the time-to-obtain timeline includes causing display of a map view correlated to a selection mechanism, the selection mechanism enabling selection of a maximum time to obtain along the time-to-obtain timeline.

9. A machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed on a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via a mobile device, a search query the search query including a current location of the mobile device and a first selection of a first mode of transportation, from among a set of modes of transportation;

identifying a set of search results based on the search query, the set of search results including a plurality of listings, each listing of the plurality of listings having an associated location;

calculating, based on the current location of the mobile device;

a time to obtain for each listing of the plurality of listings, the time to obtain calculated based on a travel time from the current location to a location associated with each of the plurality of listings, the travel time based on the first mode of transportation;

causing display of a presentation of the set of search results at the mobile device, the presentation of the set of search results having a sort order, the sort order based on the time to obtain of each of the plurality of listings;

receiving a second selection of a second mode of transportation from among the set of modes of transportation;

recalculating the time to obtain based on the second mode of transportation; and

adjusting the presentation of the set of search results based on the recalculating the time to obtain of each search results among the set of search results.

10. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the time to obtain represents one of the following timeframes:

a time of travel between the current location and a location associated with each listing of the plurality of listings that is associated with a physical address;

or

a time of delivery to the current location associated with each listing of the plurality of listings that is associated with an online merchant.

11. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the identifying the set of search results comprises identifying a first plurality of listings associated with a local merchant and identify a second plurality of listings associated with online merchants, and include both the first plurality of listings and the second plurality of listings in the plurality of listings.

12. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the causing display comprises causing display of a map view including a first indicator depicting the current location and a plurality of second indicators, each second indicator depicting a location associated with each listing of the plurality of listings that includes a physical location within the map view.

13. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprises receiving a user input indicating a maximum travel time;

and

wherein the causing display of the presentation of the set of search results further comprises filtering the plurality of second indicators based on the maximum travel time.

14. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a selected mode of transportation, wherein the selected mode of transportation is selected from one of a group of modes of transportation including:

private automobile;

public transportation;

bicycle;

or

walking.

15. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the causing display of the presentation of the set of search results further comprises causing display of a time-to-obtain timeline, the time-to-obtain timeline including a first plurality of listing indicators arranged according to travel time from the current location and a second plurality of listing indicators arranged according to shipping time to the current location;

wherein the first plurality of listing indicators represent a first portion of the plurality of listings, wherein each listing of the first portion of the plurality of listings is associated with a merchant having a physical location within a predefined distance of the current location; and

wherein the second plurality of listing indicators represent a second portion of the plurality of listings, wherein each listing of the second portion of the plurality of listings is associated with an online merchant.

16. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the causing display of the time-to-obtain timeline further include instructions that cause the mobile device to cause display of a map view correlated to a selection mechanism, the selection mechanism enabling selection of a maximum time to obtain along the time-to-obtain timeline.

17. A mobile device comprising:

a display;

a processor coupled to a memory device and the display, the memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising;

receiving, via a mobile device, a search query, the search query including a current location of the mobile device and a first selection of a;

mode of transportation, from among a set of modes of transportation;

identifying a set of search results based on the search query, the set of search results including a plurality of listings, each listing of the plurality of listings having an associated location;

calculating, based on the current location of the mobile device, a time to obtain for each listing of the plurality of listings, the time to obtain calculated based on a travel time from the current location to a location associated with each of the plurality of listings, the travel time based on the selection of the mode of transportation;

causing display of a presentation of the set of search results at the display of the mobile device, the set of search results in the presentation having a sort order, the sort order based on the time to obtain of each of the plurality of listings;

receiving a second selection of a second mode of transportation from among the set of modes of transportation;

recalculating the time to obtain based on the second mode of transportation; and

adjusting the presentation of the set of search results based on the recalculating the time to obtain of each search results among the set of search results.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the time to obtain represents one of the following timeframes:

a time of travel between the current location and a location associated with each listing of the plurality of listings that is associated with a physical address;

or

a time of delivery to the current location associated with each listing the plurality of listings that is associated with an online merchant.

19. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the identifying the set of search results further comprises identifying a first plurality of listings associated with a local merchant and identify a second plurality of listings associated with online merchants, and include both the first plurality of listings and the second plurality of listings in the plurality of listings.

20. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the causing display of the presentation of the set of search results further comprises causing display of a time-to-obtain timeline, the time-to-obtain timeline including a first plurality of listing indicators arranged according to travel time from the current location and a second plurality of listing indicators arranged according to shipping time to the current location;

wherein the first plurality of listing indicators represent a first portion of the plurality of listings, wherein each listing of the first portion of the plurality of listings is associated with a merchant having a physical location within a predefined distance of the current location; and

wherein the second plurality of listing indicators represent a second portion of the plurality of listings, wherein each listing of the second portion of the plurality of listings is associated with an online merchant.